Rio organisers had to scramble to come up with a new Chinese flag after the version used in medal ceremonies was found to contain a whopping mistake.

The red Chinese flag features four gold stars angled towards a larger one on the top left hand corner representing the four social classes of people supporting the Communist party.

Only the version used for two days during the Olympics, including at three gold medal ceremonies, features the four smaller stars at the wrong angle - sitting parallel rather than angled towards the larger star.

The error was first spotted by Chinese fans online who protested against a "plot" and slammed the games as the "worst ever".